BIOL 337 - Cancer Biology

This course provides students with knowledge of the fundamental principles of the molecular and cellular biology of cancer cells. It focuses on understanding how changes in the normal growth and division processes lead to human cancer. The course highlights multiple areas of cancer biology including the nature of cancer, signals in tumor cells, oncogenes, tumor suppressors, cancer-causing viruses, unregulated cell proliferation, DNA damage, epigenetics, apoptosis, angiogenesis, metastasis, and current therapeutic approaches to cancer treatment.

Credits: 1.00
Corequisite: None
Prerequisites: BIOL 201 or BIOL 202 or BIOL 203 or BIOL 204 orBIOL 205 or BIOL 206
Major/Minor Restrictions: None
Class Restriction: No First-year
Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Liberal Arts CORE: None

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